Deputies answered 167 calls and the 911 center answered 96. Deputies responded to 41 calls, the Barnesville police department to 25, Lamar County firefighters to 32, the Barnesville fire department to three and Mid-Georgia Ambulance Service to 35. There were 10 accidents. Deputies served 11 warrants and issued 26 traffic citations.
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Between Friday, Aug. 12, and Friday, Aug. 19, the Barnesville police department made five arrests:
Anthony Feliciano, 19, 230 Glynshire Court, Covington, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana;
Derrick Jackson Jr., 17, 230 Glynshire Court, Covington, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana;
Jahqui Dunlap, 20, 2506 Barhamville Rd., Columbia, S.C., possession of less than an ounce of marijuana;
Charles McMillian, 49, 209 Redbud Dr., Barnesville, DUI alcohol less safe;
Marcie McDaniel, 40, 5044 W. Ellis Rd., Griffin, driving while license suspended or revoked and DUI.
Officers answered 70 calls for service including two fights, one juvenile complaint, one fireworks, one littering, two burglaries, six domestics, 34 foot patrols, nine suspicious persons/vehicles, two speeding, six accidents, eight escorts, two alarms, two damage to property and three 911 hangups.
They issued 27 citations including three less than an ounce of marijuana, one driving while license suspended or revoked, two no license on person, four speeding, one running red light, one reckless driving, three DUIs, one following too closely, one failure to yield, four failure to stop, one no tail lights, one no brake lights or turn signals, one window tint violation, one disorderly house and two loitering.
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Between Sunday, July 31, and Monday, Aug. 8, the Barnesville police department made four arrests:
Rondrickas Buckner, 24, 205 Sims St., Barnesville, driving while license suspended or revoked;
Christopher Welch, 30, 528 Hwy. 18 W., Barnesville, failure to use signal, failure to maintain lane and open container;
Ashley Husak, 23, 501 Grove St., Barnesville, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana;
Sigmund White, 35, 202 Olivia Lane, Barnesville, battery.
Officers answered 30 calls for service including three animal complaints, one loud music, one criminal trespass, one burglary, six domestic, five suspicious persons/vehicles, three speeding, five accidents, three alarms, one damage to property and one harassing phone calls.

They issued 14 citations including one possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, one expired tag, one driving while license suspended or revoked, one failure to use signal, six speeding, one failure to maintain lane, one failure to yield and two open containers.
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Between Saturday, July 24, and Monday, Aug. 1, the Barnesville police department made one arrest:
Carlos Carter, 39, 130 12th St., Barnesville, DUI, driving while license suspended, giving false name to law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, failure to maintain lane and headlight violation.
Officers answered 77 calls for service including three fights, three animal complaints, two thefts, one criminal trespass, one welfare check, four domestics, 35 foot patrols, two suspicious persons/vehicles, five accidents, 11 escorts, six alarms, one damage to property, one damage to property, one harassing phone calls and one 911 hangup.

They issued 15 citations including one driving with a suspended license, one no license on person, two speeding, one DUI, one failure to maintain lane, one failure to yield, one headlight violation, one window tint violation, two seat belt violations, two giving false name to officer and one resisting arrest.
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In the past week, the Lamar County sheriff’s office made the following arrests:
Kelvin Allen Carter, 35, Barnesville, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and obstruction of an officer;
Tony Smith, 51, Thomaston, serving time;
John Thomas Wright, 24, Marietta, following too closely and driving while license suspended;
Christopher William Salsgiver, 20, Barnesville, driving while license suspended or revoked;
Robert Joseph Boutwell, 45, Locust Grove, criminal trespass, terroristic threats and acts, aggravated assault and disorderly conduct;
Lenard Idress Pass, 22, Atlanta, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana;
Lorena Solis, 19, Griffin, driving without a license and weaving over roadway;
Jeffry Alan Horan, 30, Milner, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon;
Anthony Hugh Hadwin, 44, Yatesville, probation violation;
Brooke Elizabeth Daniel, 28, Austell, arrested for another agency;
Andricus D. Rogers, 19, Williamson, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and no seat belt;
Marcus Kevin Pitts, 34, no residence given, two counts possession, sale, purchase or manufacture of methamphetamine, possession of a knife by a convicted felon and possession of a knife or firearm during the commission of a crime or an attempt to commit a crime;
Kalin Ana Foulke, 18, Loxahatchee, Fla., criminal attempt;
Austin Steven Gilliland, 18, no residence given, criminal attempt, possession of a knife or firearm during the commission of a crime or attempt to commit a crime and possession of a drug-related object;
Andrew Lamar Rosser, 29, Grantville, hold for parole;
Krissia Maria Shavers, 20, Fairburn, family violence simple battery, cruelty to children and passenger interfering with a driver;
Marcus Antonio Watkins, 22, Forsyth, probation violation.
Deputies answered 108 calls and the 911 center answered 91. Deputies responded to 22 calls, the Barnesville police department responded to 31, Lamar County fire department to 23, Barnesville fire department to three and Mid Georgia ambulance to 43. There were 11 accidents. Deputies issued 36 traffic citations and served 16 warrants and 19 subpoenas or civil papers.
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